pin one's hopes on someone把希望寄託在某人身上

用一進一齣兩個動作寫完成長，把一場演出變成分水嶺。它誇張、熱血，又準確說出少年人對「第一次」的想像：進門前和出門後，自己就不一樣了。

We're walking in as girls and coming out as women.

形容某個經歷讓人徹底蛻變時用，帶儀式感；對經歷平平的事這樣說會顯得誇張。

We go in as kids and come out as adults. ／ This night changes everything.

literary

walking into 連讀，coming out women 放慢重讀。

We walk in as kids tomorrow and come out changed. 明天我們走進去還是孩子，走出來就不一樣了。

Tomorrow we stop being rookies and start being pros. 明天起我們不再是新手，而是行家。

把親情寫成負擔的清單：希望、夢想、全都在同一個人肩上。它不控訴，只陳述，卻道出了很多孩子最不敢說出口的重量。

All her hopes and dreams are pinned on me.

形容承受家人全部期待時用，語氣沉重；在父母面前說，等於把多年的委屈攤開。

Everything she wants rests on me. ／ I'm carrying all of her expectations.

中性

hopes and dreams 連讀，pinned on me 放慢收尾。

All their hopes are riding on me, and it's heavy. 他們所有的期望都壓在我身上，很沉。

在最興奮的時刻踩下剎車：這樣的自己撐不了一輩子。它把自由的代價擺上檯面，也為後面的崩潰埋伏筆。

I can't be like this forever.

在短暫放縱後清醒過來時用，語氣無奈；在正高興的人面前說會給氣氛降溫。

This can't last, and I know it. ／ I can't keep this up forever.

口語

can't be 重讀，forever 放慢收尾。

I can't keep living like this forever. 我沒法一輩子都這樣活下去。

把不敢做自己的理由說得又真實又好笑：不是不想，是全家會炸鍋。少年人的顧忌一句到位。

My whole family would freak.

解釋自己為什麼不敢越界、不敢坦白時用，語氣無奈又帶點自嘲；對家人本人說會像提前攤牌，場合要挑。

My parents would totally freak. ／ The whole family would lose it.

口語

whole family 連讀，freak 重讀收尾。

If I told my parents I want to quit, my whole family would freak. 要是我告訴爸媽我想退學，全家都會炸鍋。